It has a disjunct distribution in the Indian and western pacific Oceans having been recorded from the Red Sea, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Japan.

[3] Jordan's damsel is frequently observed to form mid-water aggregations of as many as several hundreds of individuals.

It has been recorded using small rocky outcrops and areas of debris to nest in in the Gulf of Aqaba.

[1] The generic name honours Gabriel M. Teixeira (1897-1973), who was the Governor-General of Mozambique and who assisted J.L.B.

The specific name and common name both honour the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851-1931) who gave a collection of specimens from Swatow to Rutter, among which was the type of this species.